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All That Is Solid Bursts into Flame: Capitalism and Fire in the 19th Century US

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"The White House famously caught fire in 1814,"

I stopped reading here. Certainly, many buildings that are purposely set alit by enemy combatants can be described as having "caught fire" but the phrasing is decidedly peculiar.